A Laurens police officer did not follow department polices and procedures when Sheriff Don Reynolds was stopped for speeding, said Laurens police Chief Socrates B. Ledda.
A Laurens police officer conducted a traffic stop on W. Main Street in Laurens, April 20 at around 8:30 p.m.
The driver stopped was Reynolds. The sheriff was stopped for going 50 mph in a 30 mph zone. He was issued a verbal warning by the officer and allowed to leave the scene of the stop, Ledda said.
The chief said the police officer did not follow departmental policy and procedures for conducting a traffic stop.
Under their policy every traffic stop should be recorded by body camera as well as dash camera.
Police officers are mandated to conclude every traffic stop by either a written warning, citation for the violation or an arrest for an arrestable offense. In the case of the sheriff neither was done, the police chief said.
The officer's actions are being handled internally as a personal matter.

LAURENS, S.C. —

A Laurens police officer did not follow department polices and procedures when Sheriff Don Reynolds was stopped for speeding, said Laurens police Chief Socrates B. Ledda.

A Laurens police officer conducted a traffic stop on W. Main Street in Laurens, April 20 at around 8:30 p.m.

Advertisement

The driver stopped was Reynolds. The sheriff was stopped for going 50 mph in a 30 mph zone. He was issued a verbal warning by the officer and allowed to leave the scene of the stop, Ledda said.

The chief said the police officer did not follow departmental policy and procedures for conducting a traffic stop.

Under their policy every traffic stop should be recorded by body camera as well as dash camera.

Police officers are mandated to conclude every traffic stop by either a written warning, citation for the violation or an arrest for an arrestable offense. In the case of the sheriff neither was done, the police chief said.

The officer's actions are being handled internally as a personal matter.